Roque Conceição Moreira Jr. vs Alexander ChavezFlyweight at Dana White's Contender Series 2026: Week 9

Upcoming·Dana White's Contender Series 2026: Week 9·Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Weight class
Flyweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
UFC Apex · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Even

Career KO threat is comparable — 73% (Moreira) vs 67% (Chavez) of wins by KO. Finish tendency, not output volume.

Wins by KO/TKO
8 of 11
6 of 9
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Wrestling
Not enough data

Not enough data

Takedowns landed
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Control time
Submission
◂ Moreira

Moreira is the submission threat (2 sub wins); Chavez has 0.

Wins by submission
2 of 11
0 of 9
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Finishing
◂ Moreira

Moreira finishes a higher share of wins — 91% (10/11) vs 67% (6/9).

Finish rate (of wins)
91% (10/11)
67% (6/9)
By KO/TKO
8
6
By submission
2
0
Avg finish round
R1.5 avg finish
R2.0 avg finish
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Pace
Even

Similar career tempo — fights reach a decision 21% (Moreira) vs 33% (Chavez) of the time.

Goes the distance
21%
33%
Avg finish round
R1.5 avg finish
R2.0 avg finish
Form
Chavez ▸

Chavez has the hotter form — 5 of the last 5, 9-fight win streak.

Last 5
4-1
5-0
Current streak
1-fight win streak
9-fight win streak
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Schedule
Not enough data

Not enough data

Schedule strength
Win quality
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Activity
◂ Moreira

Moreira has fought more often lately than Chavez

Last bout
5mo
Even
5mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
0
Bouts, last 24 mo
1
0
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Tale of the tape
Chavez ▸

Chavez 5 cm

26
Age
Even
26
5'4"
163cm
Height
2"
taller
5'6"
168cm
Reach
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Moreira faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .622 career win rate vs .450 for Chavez.

Roque Conceição Moreira Jr.
Strong
Opponents' combined record
102-62
.622 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Alexander Chavez
Opponents' combined record
18-22
.450 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 2
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
2 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.